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Quebecor splurges $800Mn to launch a wireless network (Canada)

  • October 23rd, 2008
  • 8:38 am

Quebecor corroborated that it will spend as much as C$1 billion ($800 million) over four years to launch a wireless network and to compete with country’s three biggies of mobile phone companies. Its new high-speed packet access network should be up and running in 12 to 18 months, firm said. The above mentioned amount includes the cost of acquiring spectrum and operating licenses, building out the network and initial operating costs.” This project will employ around 1000 people at its Videotron unit over the next two years.

Nokia Siemens Network has been selected as its supplier for building the network. Presently, BCE,Telus Corp and Rogers Communication dominates the Canadian mobile market.

Telus beats Bell Canada and Rogers Communications in Q2′08 contract subscribers add (Canada)

  • August 11th, 2008
  • 12:58 pm

Telus Communications, Canada, has posted net profit of CAD267 million (USD250 million) for Q2′08,  up from CAD253 million in the same quarter of 2007, on revenues that increased by 7.7% year-on-year to CAD2.40 billion.

EBITDA reached CAD918 million, up 3.7% from 2Q07. Wireless turnover has climbed 9% in the same period to CAD1.15 billion, driving EBITDA up 7.6% to CAD485 million. Mobile operations were boosted by higher data revenues and the recent launch of Telus’s discount brand Koodo Mobile.

The company said it added 176,000 new wireless subscribers in Q2, including 157,000 post-paid subscribers, higher than the 2Q contract user net additions reported by rivals Bell Canada and Rogers Communications.